Budapest, Hungary - May 2005

The city is divided into two parts, the hilly side of Buda on the western bank and the flat plain of Pest on the eastern bank of the river Danube. These two parts of the city were once separate towns and were merged together with Ancient Buda in 1873.

The Buda side, is comprised of the castle area, St. Matthias church, Fishermen’s Bastion and Trinity Square as well as Gellert Hill.

On the Pest side is the beautiful Parliament building (the 2nd largest in Europe), St. Stephen’s Basilica and Heroes (or Liberty) Square.